Directory of Legislation
On this page you will find a list of legislation and legislative instruments applicable to compliance management at UNE. Clicking on the name will take you to more information, where a link is provided. This may be an external website or document.
- Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 (Cth) - Level 4An Act to provide for the payment of parental leave pay. The paid parental leave (PPL) scheme provides eligible working parents with 18 weeks of Parental Leave Pay at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
- Patents Act 1990 (Cth) - Level 4An Act relating to patents of inventions
- Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) - Level 4An Act relating to personal property securities. It governs taking, registering and enforcing security over all personal property other than land or buildings.
- Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (Cth) - Level 4In Australia, intellectual property protection is available for plants and plant material by way of standard patents, trade marks and plant breeder's rights. The Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (Cth) ('the PBR Act') provides a legislative framework for the provision of a temporary monopoly over new plant varieties in order to encourage the development of such.
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 (NSW) - Level 4An Act for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Offences under this Act occur in the commission of acts of cruelty upon an animal which includes the failure to provide suitable food, water and shelter for animals in your care. The Act has relevance for the University through its interactions with animals. The activities involving animals that are relevant for this legislation and the University are as follows:- routine interaction with University animals under the care of the Animal Services Unit (excluding animal research under the jurisdiction of the Animal Research Act 1985; and excluding clinical treatment of animals in the Veterinary Clinic under the jurisdiction of the Veterinary Practices Act 2003); intermittent contact with native animals naturally occurring in the campus environment and periodic dealings with companion animals and pest species that incidentally occur on campus.
- Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act 2013 (Cth) - Level 4An Act to encourage the loan of objects from overseas for temporary public exhibition in Australia, and for related purposes.
- Psychotropic Substances Act 1976 (Cth) - Level 4An Act to Approve Ratification of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and to give effect to that Convention with respect to certain Psychotropic Substances and Psychotropic Preparations that enter Australia in the course of Consignment from one place outside Australia to another place outside Australia.
- Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 (NSW) - Level 4An Act to regulate the sale, supply, advertising and promotion of tobacco products; and for other purposes.